School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Uruguay
Uruguay: School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender was 1.14 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Uruguay, 1979–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Uruguay is 1.14 GPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Uruguay peaked at 1.16 GPIA in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.04 GPIA, in 1979.
That places Uruguay 9th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1.04 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 1.16 GPIA | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 1.11 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 1.1 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.15 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1.14 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.07 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 1.14 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.08 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.15 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,390 (2010)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,520 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,513 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 54,922 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 337,808 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 287,527 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0849 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Uruguay?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Uruguay was 1.14 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 GPIA in 1998.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 1979.
- How does Uruguay rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Uruguay ranks 9th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release